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Abbas (actor)
Mirza Abbas Ali (born 21 May 1975), mononymously known as Abbas, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.
Following a career as a fashion model, he made his film debut with Kathir's Kadhal Desam (1996), which became a great success and gave him instant recognition. Abbas went on to work in successful movies such as VIP (1997), Pooveli (1998), Padayappa (1999), Suyamvaram (1999), Malabar Police (1999), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), Minnale (2001), Aanandham (2001), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Adi Thadi (2004), Guru En Aalu (2009), and Ramanujan (2014).
He also appeared in notable Telugu films including Priya O Priya (1997), Rajahamsa (1998), Raja (1999), and Anasuya (2007). Abbas gained recognition in Malayalam films as well, notably in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999).
Mirza Abbas Ali was born into an Urdu-speaking Muslim family on 21 May 1975 in Howrah, a twin city of Kolkata. Abbas revealed that he went through a phase of being a troubled teenager.
He has also stated that his first goal was to become an air force pilot. However, he wasn't successful in clearing the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy (India), the main training institute for the Indian Armed Forces. When that dream didn't materialise, Abbas had an alternative plan to pursue MBA.
Abbas grew up watching Hindi films. His maternal grandfather, Farrukh Mirza, acted in Neel Darpan (Bengali) and his paternal family was related to actor Feroz Khan. He took up modelling assignments during his college days and won "Face of 94" in Bangalore. His colleagues from the modelling world include Dino Morea, Suman Ranganathan, Rajeev Gopalkrishna, Rahul Dev and Sameer Malhotra.
Initially, after hearing that director Kadhir was looking for a new actor for his latest venture, Abbas had recommended his friends who knew Tamil to audition and took part in a speculative audition at the insistence of a friend. Kadhir was impressed with Abbas' performance and invited him to a screen test for Kadhal Desam (1996), before eventually signing him on to play a leading role. Unfamiliar with the Tamil language, Abbas memorized his lines on the set of the film and Kadhir began the shoot with easier portions, in order to ease Abbas into his role. Featuring alongside Vineeth and Tabu, Kadhal Desam became a critical and commercial success and Abbas was dubbed by the media as a "heart-throb", garnering several more acting offers. The soundtrack of the movie, including the song "Mustafa Mustafa", featuring him and Vineeth, was a hit.
His busy schedule meant that he missed out on various successful films including Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) and Jeans (1998), and the Tamil films he appeared in such as Jolly (1998) Ini Ellam Sugame (1998), Aasai Thambi (1998) were predominantly box office failures. The movies that he missed became huge success later. Meanwhile, the success of Kaadhal Desam's dubbed Telugu version — Prema Desam, allowed him to make a breakthrough in Telugu films and his next ventures Priya O Priya (1997) and Rajahamsa (1998) were profitable. He also appeared in the youth-centric film, Shanti Shanti Shanti (1999), featuring alongside debutant Madhavan in his first Kannada film.
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Abbas (actor)
Mirza Abbas Ali (born 21 May 1975), mononymously known as Abbas, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.
Following a career as a fashion model, he made his film debut with Kathir's Kadhal Desam (1996), which became a great success and gave him instant recognition. Abbas went on to work in successful movies such as VIP (1997), Pooveli (1998), Padayappa (1999), Suyamvaram (1999), Malabar Police (1999), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), Minnale (2001), Aanandham (2001), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Adi Thadi (2004), Guru En Aalu (2009), and Ramanujan (2014).
He also appeared in notable Telugu films including Priya O Priya (1997), Rajahamsa (1998), Raja (1999), and Anasuya (2007). Abbas gained recognition in Malayalam films as well, notably in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999).
Mirza Abbas Ali was born into an Urdu-speaking Muslim family on 21 May 1975 in Howrah, a twin city of Kolkata. Abbas revealed that he went through a phase of being a troubled teenager.
He has also stated that his first goal was to become an air force pilot. However, he wasn't successful in clearing the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy (India), the main training institute for the Indian Armed Forces. When that dream didn't materialise, Abbas had an alternative plan to pursue MBA.
Abbas grew up watching Hindi films. His maternal grandfather, Farrukh Mirza, acted in Neel Darpan (Bengali) and his paternal family was related to actor Feroz Khan. He took up modelling assignments during his college days and won "Face of 94" in Bangalore. His colleagues from the modelling world include Dino Morea, Suman Ranganathan, Rajeev Gopalkrishna, Rahul Dev and Sameer Malhotra.
Initially, after hearing that director Kadhir was looking for a new actor for his latest venture, Abbas had recommended his friends who knew Tamil to audition and took part in a speculative audition at the insistence of a friend. Kadhir was impressed with Abbas' performance and invited him to a screen test for Kadhal Desam (1996), before eventually signing him on to play a leading role. Unfamiliar with the Tamil language, Abbas memorized his lines on the set of the film and Kadhir began the shoot with easier portions, in order to ease Abbas into his role. Featuring alongside Vineeth and Tabu, Kadhal Desam became a critical and commercial success and Abbas was dubbed by the media as a "heart-throb", garnering several more acting offers. The soundtrack of the movie, including the song "Mustafa Mustafa", featuring him and Vineeth, was a hit.
His busy schedule meant that he missed out on various successful films including Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) and Jeans (1998), and the Tamil films he appeared in such as Jolly (1998) Ini Ellam Sugame (1998), Aasai Thambi (1998) were predominantly box office failures. The movies that he missed became huge success later. Meanwhile, the success of Kaadhal Desam's dubbed Telugu version — Prema Desam, allowed him to make a breakthrough in Telugu films and his next ventures Priya O Priya (1997) and Rajahamsa (1998) were profitable. He also appeared in the youth-centric film, Shanti Shanti Shanti (1999), featuring alongside debutant Madhavan in his first Kannada film.